Perioperative allogenenic blood transfusion is associated with worse clinical outcomes for hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The impact of perioperative allogenenic blood transfusion (ABT) on clinical outcomes for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is conflicting and unclear. The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the association between ABT and HCC clinical outcomes. Outcomes evaluated were al...

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Main Authors: Lei Liu, Zhiwei Wang, Songqi Jiang, Bingfeng Shao, Jibing Liu, Suqing Zhang, Yilong Zhou, Yuan Zhou, Yixin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3669337?pdf=render